Food Manifest 
Report Chennai licensed slaughterhouses are putting public health at risk due to collapsing infrastructure, unhygienic practices, and mismanaged meat waste. A recent inspection at the Pullainthope and Saidapet municipal slaughterhouses exposed serious breaches in sanitation, animal handling, and food safety protocols. Officials Uncover Disturbing Conditions Inspectors found meat waste piled up across the premises, producing
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Significant Update Installing a reverse osmosis (RO) system at home does not automatically ensure safe drinking water, a recent Chennai study has found. While RO technology can remove microbes effectively under ideal conditions, researchers detected microbial contamination in several household RO units in Chennai, pointing to poor maintenance and delayed filter replacement as major concerns.
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Unregulated Stalls Multiply Across the City Chennai roadside food stalls have rapidly expanded across neighbourhoods like George Town, Guindy, Mount Road, and Mylapore, raising alarms among health officials and residents. These makeshift eateries serve quick, low-cost meals such as idlis, parottas, noodles, and fried snacks—but often without any food safety licenses, sanitation standards, or quality
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Report Chennai’s Food Safety Department has instructed food business operators (FBOs) to stop using non-food-grade plastics for food packaging, citing violations under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. The department warned of strict action against offenders. FBOs Directed to Comply with Packaging Standards P. Satheesh Kumar, the Designated Officer of the Food Safety Department
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Report In a significant food safety operation, authorities disposed of 350 kg of spoiled fish, some of which contained formaldehyde, at four shops in the Kasimedu fish market. The fish was found to be unsanitary and unfit for sale to hotels and bars during inspections on Saturday. Food safety authorities, including representatives from the Greater
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